List groups

List group component utilities for standard ordered, unordered and definition list types.

Examples (anchor)

Both the .list-group and .list-links utilities are applied to single level (non-nested) unordered <ul>, ordered <ol> and definition <dl> list types to convert them into component styles.

List groups (anchor)

The .list-group utility is applied to each list type, links included are treated as regular inline elements and multiple terms can be used with definition lists (see below).

  1. List item
  2. List item
  3. List item
Term
Description
Description
Example HTML
<ul class="list-group">
<li>List item</li>
<li>List item</li>
<li>List item</li>
</ul>

<ol class="list-group">
<li>List item</li>
<li>List item</li>
<li>List item</li>
</ol>

<dl class="list-group">
<dt>Term</dt>
<dd>Description</dd>
<dd>Description</dd>
</dl>

The .list-links turn single links within standard list types into block link elements with hover and focus styles. With the definition lists <dl> the block links are only provided for the <dd> content as shown below.

Example HTML
<ul class="list-links">
<li><a href="#">List item link</a></li>
<li><a href="#">List item link</a></li>
<li><a href="#">List item link</a></li>
</ul>

<ol class="list-links">
<li><a href="#">List item link</a></li>
<li><a href="#">List item link</a></li>
<li><a href="#">List item link</a></li>
</ol>

<dl class="list-links">
<dt>Term</dt>
<dd><a href="#">Description link</a></dd>
<dd><a href="#">Description link</a></dd>
</dl>

Multiple terms (anchor)

Definition lists <dl> can include multiple terms for both .list-group and .list-links utilities.

Term
Description
Description
Term
Description
Description
Example HTML
<dl class="list-group">
<dt>Term</dt>
<dd>Description</dd>
<dd>Description</dd>
<dt>Term</dt>
<dd>Description</dd>
<dd>Description</dd>
</dl>

<dl class="list-links">
<dt>Term</dt>
<dd><a href="#">Description link</a></dd>
<dd><a href="#">Description link</a></dd>
<dt>Term</dt>
<dd><a href="#">Description link</a></dd>
<dd><a href="#">Description link</a></dd>
</dl>

Fixed light and dark (anchor)

  1. List item
  2. List item
  3. List item
Term
Description
Description
  1. List item
  2. List item
  3. List item
Term
Description
Description
Example HTML
<ul class="list-group list-group-light">
<li>List item</li>
<li>List item</li>
<li>List item</li>
</ul>

<ol class="list-group list-group-light">
<li>List item</li>
<li>List item</li>
<li>List item</li>
</ol>

<dl class="list-group list-group-light">
<dt>Term</dt>
<dd>Description</dd>
<dd>Description</dd>
</dl>

<ul class="list-links list-group-light">
<li><a href="#">List item link</a></li>
<li><a href="#">List item link</a></li>
<li><a href="#">List item link</a></li>
</ul>

<ol class="list-links list-group-light">
<li><a href="#">List item link</a></li>
<li><a href="#">List item link</a></li>
<li><a href="#">List item link</a></li>
</ol>

<dl class="list-links list-group-light">
<dt>Term</dt>
<dd><a href="#">Description link</a></dd>
<dd><a href="#">Description link</a></dd>
</dl>

<ul class="list-group list-group-dark">
<li>List item</li>
<li>List item</li>
<li>List item</li>
</ul>

<ol class="list-group list-group-dark">
<li>List item</li>
<li>List item</li>
<li>List item</li>
</ol>

<dl class="list-group list-group-dark">
<dt>Term</dt>
<dd>Description</dd>
<dd>Description</dd>
</dl>

<ul class="list-links list-group-dark">
<li><a href="#">List item link</a></li>
<li><a href="#">List item link</a></li>
<li><a href="#">List item link</a></li>
</ul>

<ol class="list-links list-group-dark">
<li><a href="#">List item link</a></li>
<li><a href="#">List item link</a></li>
<li><a href="#">List item link</a></li>
</ol>

<dl class="list-links list-group-dark">
<dt>Term</dt>
<dd><a href="#">Description link</a></dd>
<dd><a href="#">Description link</a></dd>
</dl>

Using the module (anchor)

To use the module load the StyleMods scss directory as follows (changing the path to suit the source files location as required) then include the Sass mixin anywhere below.

custom.scss
@use "stylemods/scss" as *;
@include list-groups-css;

See customizing for information about using the Sass and CSS variables in the source code below to customize the styles, and Sass variables (on the using StyleMods page) for other ways to use the variables to create custom styles.

Source code (anchor)

list-groups.scss
// ---------------------------------------------------------- 
// List groups
// ----------------------------------------------------------
$list-group-text-color:           var(--list-group-text, CanvasText) !default;
$list-group-background-color:     var(--list-group-bg, Canvas) !default;
$list-group-link-color:           var(--link, LinkText) !default;
$list-links-background-hover:     var(--list-group-hover, color-mix(in srgb, CanvasText 4%, Canvas)) !default;
$list-group-padding-block:        var(--list-group-py, 0.5rem) !default;
$list-group-padding-inline:       var(--list-group-px, 0.75rem) !default;
$list-group-border-color:         var(--list-group-bd-color, color-mix(in srgb, CanvasText 15%, Canvas)) !default;
$list-group-radius:               var(--list-group-radius, 0.188rem) !default;
$list-group-inner-radius:         calc(var(--list-group-radius, 0.188rem) - 1px) !default;
$list-group-dt-font-weight:       var(--dt-fw, 500) !default;
$list-group-dt-background-color:  var(--list-group-dt-bg, color-mix(in srgb, CanvasText 8%, Canvas)) !default;

@mixin list-groups-css {

:where(.list-group, .list-links) {
  --list-group-inner-radius: $list-group-inner-radius;
  color: $list-group-text-color;
  max-inline-size: var(--list-group-width);
  border: 1px solid $list-group-border-color;
  border-radius: $list-group-radius;
  background-color: $list-group-background-color;
}

:where(.list-group, .list-links):is(ul, ol) {
  list-style-type: "";
  padding-inline-start: 0;
}

:where(.list-group, .list-links) dd {
  margin-inline-start: 0;
}

:where(.list-group, .list-links) :is(li, dd):not(:last-child) {
  border-block-end: 1px solid $list-group-border-color;
}

:where(.list-group :is(li, dt, dd), .list-links dt) {
  padding-block: $list-group-padding-block;
  padding-inline: $list-group-padding-inline;
}

:where(.list-group, .list-links) dt {
  font-weight: $list-group-dt-font-weight;
  border-block-end: 1px solid $list-group-border-color;
  background-color: $list-group-dt-background-color;
}

:where(.list-group, .list-links) dt:first-child {
  border-radius: var(--list-group-inner-radius) var(--list-group-inner-radius) 0 0;
}

// List links
:where(.list-links a) {
  color: $list-group-link-color;
  text-decoration: none;
  display: block;
  padding-block: $list-group-padding-block;
  padding-inline: $list-group-padding-inline;
}

:where(.list-links a:is(:hover, :focus)) {
  background-color: $list-links-background-hover;
}

:where(.list-links a:focus-visible) {
  outline: none;
}

:where(.list-links *:first-child a:is(:hover, :focus)) {
  border-radius: var(--list-group-inner-radius) var(--list-group-inner-radius) 0 0;
}

:where(.list-links *:last-child a:is(:hover, :focus)) {
  border-radius: 0 0 var(--list-group-inner-radius) var(--list-group-inner-radius);
}

// Ordered lists, inserts counter-increment to replace list-style-type.
:where(.list-group, .list-links) ol {
  counter-reset: ol-list;
}

:where(.list-group, .list-links):is(ol) li {
  counter-increment: ol-list;
}

:where(.list-group):is(ol) li:before {
  content: counter(ol-list) ". "; 
  margin-inline-end: 0.25rem;
}

:where(.list-links):is(ol) li a:before {
  content: counter(ol-list) ". "; 
  margin-inline-end: 0.25rem;
}

.list-group-light {
  color-scheme: light;
}

.list-group-dark {
  color-scheme: dark;
}

.list-links-light {
  color-scheme: light;
}

.list-links-dark {
  color-scheme: dark;
}

}